Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets, The Heptalogia, Etc

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Title: Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets, The Heptalogia, Etc
From Swinburne's Poems Volume V.
Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
Release Date: July 8, 2006 [EBook #18782]
Language: English
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[Transcriber's Note: Greek words in this text have been transliterated and placed between +marks+. The word "Phoebus" was rendered with an oe ligature in the original.]
Various Poems:
Athens: An Ode?The Statue of Victor Hugo?Euthanatos?First and Last?Lines on the Death of Edward John Trelawny?Adieux �� Marie Stuart?Herse?Twins?The Salt of the Earth?Seven Years Old?Eight Years Old?Comparisons?What is Death??A Child's Pity?A Child's Laughter?A Child's Thanks?A Child's Battles?A Child's Future?Sunrise
By
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne--Vol V
THE COLLECTED POETICAL WORKS OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE
VOL. V
STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.
SWINBURNE'S POETICAL WORKS
SWINBURNE'S POETICAL WORKS
I. POEMS AND BALLADS (First Series).
II. SONGS BEFORE SUNRISE, AND SONGS OF TWO NATIONS.
III. POEMS AND BALLADS (Second and Third Series), and SONGS OF THE
SPRINGTIDES.
IV. TRISTRAM OF LYONESSE, THE TALE OF BALEN, ATALANTA IN CALYDON,
ERECHTHEUS.
V. STUDIES IN SONG, A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS, SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC
POETS, THE HEPTALOGIA, ETC.
VI. A MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY, ASTROPHEL, A CHANNEL PASSAGE AND OTHER POEMS.
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
STUDIES IN SONG: A CENTURY OF ROUNDELS: SONNETS ON ENGLISH DRAMATIC POETS: THE HEPTALOGIA: ETC.
By
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1917
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
_First printed_ (_Chatto_), 1904
_Reprinted_ 1904, '09, '10, '12
(_Heinemann_), 1917
_London: William Heinemann_, 1917
PAGE
ATHENS: AN ODE 194

THE STATUE OF VICTOR HUGO 215

EUTHANATOS 252

FIRST AND LAST 255
LINES ON THE DEATH OF EDWARD JOHN TRELAWNY 257
ADIEUX �� MARIE STUART 259
HERSE 264
TWINS 267
THE SALT OF THE EARTH 272
SEVEN YEARS OLD 273
EIGHT YEARS OLD 275
COMPARISONS 278
WHAT IS DEATH? 280
A CHILD'S PITY 281
A CHILD'S LAUGHTER 283
A CHILD'S THANKS 285
A CHILD'S BATTLES 287
A CHILD'S FUTURE 293
SUNRISE 368
ATHENS: AN ODE
ATHENS
AN ODE
Ere from under earth again like fire the violet kindle, [_Str. 1._ Ere the holy buds and hoar on olive-branches bloom,?Ere the crescent of the last pale month of winter dwindle, Shrink, and fall as falls a dead leaf on the dead month's tomb, Round the hills whose heights the first-born olive-blossom
brightened,?Round the city brow-bound once with violets like a bride, Up from under earth again a light that long since lightened Breaks, whence all the world took comfort as all time takes
pride.?Pride have all men in their fathers that were free before them, In the warriors that begat us free-born pride have we: But the fathers of their spirits, how may men adore them, With what rapture may we praise, who bade our souls be free? Sons of Athens born in spirit and truth are all born free men; Most of all, we, nurtured where the north wind holds his reign: Children all we sea-folk of the Salaminian seamen,?Sons of them that beat back Persia they that beat back Spain. Since the songs of Greece fell silent, none like ours have risen; Since the sails of Greece fell slack, no ships have sailed like
ours;?How should we lament not, if her spirit sit in prison? How should we rejoice not, if her wreaths renew their flowers? All the world is sweeter, if the Athenian violet quicken: All the world is brighter,